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George and Martha, "join'd by friendship, crown'd by love"

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An edition of The Washingtons (2015)

The Washingtons

George and Martha, "join'd by friendship, crown'd by love"

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"A full-scale portrait of the marriage of the father and mother of our country--and of the struggle for independence that he led"--Dust jacket flap.

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Language
English
Pages
440

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Subjects
Generals, Marriage, Presidents' spouses, Presidents, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, Generals' spouses, Biography, History, New York Times reviewed, Washington, george, 1732-1799, Washington, martha, 1731-1802, Presidents, united states, Presidents' spouses, united states, Generals, biography, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, biography
People
George Washington (1732-1799), Martha Washington (1731-1802)
Places
United States
Times
Revolution, 1775-1783

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Table of Contents

Book one: The colonel and his lady, 1758-1775
Colonial colonel
Dandridge's daughter
North and south
Mount Vernon, Fairfax County
Family affairs
Acts and associations
Fevers and physicians
The schooling of Jacky Custis
Death and adjustment
Continental Army
Book two: The general and Lady Washington, 1775-1783
Taking command, 1775
Besieging Boston, 1775-1776
New York and Philadelphia, 1776
Retreat to the Delaware, 1776-1777
Morristown and Brandywine, 1777
Valley Forge, 1777-1778
Philadelphia and Middlebrook, New Jersey, 1778-1779
The hard winter: Morristown, 1779-1780
Home and headquarters, 1780-1781
Victory on the York and private grief, 1781
Uncertainty and disaffection, 1781-1783
Peace on the Hudson, 1783
Book three: After the war, 1784-1802
Mount Vernon, 1784-1786
Conventions and elections, 1787-1789
New York houses, 1789-1790
Market Street, Philadelphia, 1790-1793
Second term, 1793-1797
Retirement, 1797-1798
The death of a president, 1799
Dissolution, 1799-1802.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-419) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.4/10922, B
Library of Congress
E312.19 .F85 2015, E312.19.F85 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 440 pages, 24 unnumbered plates
Number of pages
440

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Open Library
OL26888574M
Internet Archive
washingtonsgeorg0000fras_o7c8
ISBN 10
0307474437, 0307272788
ISBN 13
9780307474438, 9780307272782
LCCN
2014045521
OCLC/WorldCat
902801587

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